ok well this question interested me I have a japanese computer and it came with a key number that is running ubuntu(I really hate japanese windows) but i want to install xp english on it can i use the japanese serial key to install an english version? is anything in the microsoft world as easy and straight forward as that?
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This is my very first post. I hate to bother you so I looked under "Search" using "Global IME Japanese" twice and got totally unrelated virus issues twice so am now forced to bother you. I have Compaq Presario 500 Series Desktop with Windows Home Xp and Service Packs and was able to read Japanese articles on the internet until recently in my Herculean efforts to get rid of BSPlayer that just wouldn't leave, I probably got rid of all my Japanese and Chinese fonts as well so now when I go to Japanese websites all I get are little squares. When I go into Control Panel, Regional and Language Options, Supplemental Language Support, Install files for east Asian Languages, I get a message that what is being downloaded is not as new as what I have, but what I have isn't working, obviously, so I command to over-ride previous IME's and download anyway and in a few minutes I get a message saying that it's not possible to download the Japanese Chinese and Korean language IME (they come in one package.) No further explanation. This is my very first post so I'll be checking for a reply.
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Have a pc that has Windows Xp in Spanish, can it be changed to English format?
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